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Issued by Green Charter 2022.

December 9, 2008

Sky Shuttle takes delivery of new AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters

Sky Shuttle Helicopters Limited has today taken delivery of its first AgustaWestland helicopters in a ceremony held at the manufacturer's facility in Vergiate, Italy. The helicopters, two out of a total 6 currently on order, are painted in the new 'Sky Shuttle' livery and are expected to enter commercial service in early 2009.

Sky Shuttle Chief Executive Officer, Ms Cheyenne Chan said: "With these new helicopters, Sky Shuttle will be better placed to achieve the levels of performance and passenger comfort that we, as a progressive industry leader, are committed to. Today's delivery marks the start of a new and exciting chapter in Sky Shuttle's history."

"It gives us great pleasure to be handing over the 200th AW139 to Sky Shuttle, an operator with a worldwide reputation for excellence. The tremendous success of the AW139 worldwide has made it the helicopter of choice for a wide range number of applications including commercial passenger transport and we are sure Sky Shuttle's customers will appreciate its class leading speed and passenger comfort," said Renzo Lunardi, Senior Vice President Commercial Business Unit, AgustaWestland.

Sky Shuttle announced the purchase of six AW139 helicopters in June 2007, and all aircraft will be delivered to the operator before mid-2009 to be progressively phased into the fleet.

The AW139 is the market leader in its weight class with over 430 aircraft sales and today's ceremony marks a total of 200 aircraft deliveries since 2004. The AW139 has set new standards in the commercial passenger operations, as well as the offshore oil and gas industries due to its new technology, high performance, enhanced safety and attractive operating costs.